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Michigan World Usability Day (Nov. 14, 2006)

The MSU Usability & Accessibility Center and the Michigan Usability Professionals' Association (MI-UPA) are joining over 100 locations in more than 35 countries to promote World Usability Day. This is also MSU's Fourth Annual Usability & Accessibility Event.

DATE: Tuesday, November 14, 2006
TIME: 9:00 - 11 a.m. (Workshops) and 1:15 - 5:15 p.m. (Presentations)
LOCATION: Kellogg Hotel & Conference Center, East Lansing, MI

NOTE: Parking is available at the Kellogg Center parking ramp

Thanks for attending the conference.
Video recordings of the presentations are available for viewing on our Web site (see below). Thank you for your interest.

Interviews

WLNS Interview with Sarah Swierenga | Download this interview (Quicktime Media)

Student Poster Session

This year, we are adding a student poster session to the day's events. The poster session is open to students from any discipline, and the posters should describe a design project that places users at the center of the design process. View submission requirements.

Program

Morning Sessions (Concurrent)

Registration for Morning Sessions
8:30 a.m. | Outside room Big Ten B and C

Workshop: Session 1-A
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten B
Usability as a Tool for Capacity Building: Conducting Community-Based User Research
Speaker: Jeff Grabill, Co-Director, MSU WIDE Research Center and Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures

View the video of this session (Real Media)

Workshop: Session 1-B
9:00 - 11:00 a.m. | Room Big Ten C
Live Web Site Evaluations: Usability and Marketing Message
Speaker: Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, President, Michigan Usability Professionals' Association

Afternoon Sessions

Registration for Afternoon Sessions
12:00 p.m. | Outside Auditorium

Introductions
1:00 p.m. | Auditorium
Sarah Swierenga, Director, MSU Usability & Accessibility Center
Susan Burton, Executive Director, Society for Technical Communication
Dave Mitropoulos-Rundus, President, Michigan Usability Professionals' Association

Session 2
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. | Auditorium
New Communication Technology for Deaf and Hard of Hearing People
Speaker: Christopher Hunter, Director, Division on Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DODHH), Michigan Commission on Disability Concerns, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Growth

View the video of this session (Real Media)

Session 3
1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | Auditorium
"Ford! Where's My Car?" -- The Story of Usability and Vehicle Order Management
Speakers: Chad Esselink, Team Supervisor, IT Creative Design and Usability Team, Ford;
and IT Creative Design and Usability Team: Martin Rutyna (Project Manager), Eric Schrage (Usability Specialist), Mike Mistak (Graphic Designer)

Break (Refreshments will be served and posters will be displayed)
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Room Big Ten C

Session 4
3:15 - 3:45 p.m. | Auditorium
Podcasting About Usability: Behind the Sounds of "Design Critique: Products for People"
Speakers: Timothy Keirnan, Producer and Co-Host, Design Critique: Products for People
Tom Brinck, Creative Director, A9.com and Co-Host, Design Critique: Products for People

View the video of this session (Real Media)

Session 5
3:45 - 4:15 p.m. | Auditorium
Driver Distraction: What is the Problem and How can it be Solved?
Speaker: Paul A. Green, Research Professor, Human Factors Division, University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute (UMTRI), and Adjunct Associate Professor, Industrial and Operations Engineering (IOE)

View the video of this session (Real Media)

Session 6
4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | Auditorium
The Expertise and Complexity of Citizen Knowledge Work; or, A Tale of How Information Technologies Move from Being Good Collaborators to Poor Collaborations
Speaker: Jeff Grabill, Co-Director, MSU WIDE Research Center and Associate Professor, Writing, Rhetoric, and American Cultures

View the video of this session (Real Media)

Who Will Benefit?

  • Industry professionals
  • Academics
  • Government officials
  • Students

MSU Usability & Accessibility Center Open House

The Usability & Accessibility Center is having an open house 9 a.m. to noon on November 14, 2006. Please go to room 93, Kellogg Center for directions.

Event Sponsors

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